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·May 23, 2018·5 min read

Memory Molecule Limits Plasticity by Calibrating Calcium

Researchers have identified a novel role the RGS14 protein plays in limiting synaptic plasticity.

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·May 11, 2018·4 min read

Putting Distinct Memories of Similar Events in Their Place

A new study reports, contrary to popular belief, place cells in the dentate gyrus do not remap. Instead, memory discrimination is controlled by increased co-firing of place cells and the neurons that organize which place cells discharge.

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·May 3, 2018·4 min read

Interconnected Cells in a Dish Let Researchers Study Brain Disease

Using stem cells to generate a partial model of the brain, researchers discover how communication between neurons is altered in those with Schizophrenia.

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·April 14, 2018·5 min read

Hippocampus May Hold Clues For Anxiety and Depression

Researchers reveal specific parts of the hippocampus may play a key role in emotional regulation.

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·April 6, 2018·4 min read

Older Adults Grow Just As Many New Brain Cells As Young People

A new study reveals older adults can generate just as many new hippocampal neurons from progentior cells as young people. The findings confirm neurogenesis does occur in older individuals.

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·March 14, 2018·4 min read

Making New Memories is a Balancing Act

According to researchers, some synapses get smaller as we learn new information.

Image shows brain scans with the anterolateral entorhinal cortex highlighted in yellow.

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·March 9, 2018·5 min read

High Resolution Brain Imaging Provides Clues to Age Related Memory Loss

The decline of signalling in the anterolateral entorhinal cortex has been linked to memory loss associated with aging, a new neuroimaging study reveals.

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·March 7, 2018·9 min read

Birth of New Neurons in the Human Hippocampus Ends in Childhood

Although observed in other species, researchers report hippocampal neurogenesis does not persist through adult life in humans. Researchers say human hippocampal neurogenesis is not detectable in the adult brain.

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·February 16, 2018·4 min read

Epilepsy Study Links Mossy Brain Cells to Seizures and Memory Loss

Researchers have implicated mossy cells in both seizures and memory problems in those with temporal lobe epilepsy.

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·February 15, 2018·5 min read

Alzheimer’s Drug Repairs Brain Damage After Alcohol Binges: Rat Study

Researchers report a drug used to slow cognitive decline in Alzheimer's disease may help to reverse memory and learning problems in teens who binge drink.